Ford is expanding its partnership with Mobileye, the Intel-owned autonomous driving technology business, the companies announced Monday. Ford plans to customize Mobileye’s vision-sensing technology to improve its existing driver-assist features, such as forward collision warning; vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist detection; and lane centering. <\/p>\n
The two companies have worked together for years, but this agreement marks the first time Ford has committed to using Mobileye technology for the entire lifecycle of its next-generation vehicles. <\/p>\n
Specifically, Ford plans to improve its Ford Co-Pilot360 technology with Mobileye’s EyeQ system-on-chip (SoC) devices and its vision-processing software. The improvements will support Level 1 and Level 2 systems in Ford vehicles globally. According to the Society of Automotive Engineers<\/a>, Level 1 systems a single automated feature — either automated steering or automated acceleration\/braking — while Level 2 systems provide both steering and acceleration\/braking support. <\/p>\n Mobileye will also help support Ford’s upcoming Active Drive Assist hands-free driving feature, in the new Mustang Mach-E and the new F-150. Ford is also evaluating the use of Mobileye’s Roadbook system, which uses anonymized, crowd-sourced data from vehicle cameras to build high-definition maps. <\/p>\n The deal could also help Mobileye raise its profile among consumers — Ford plans to display the Mobileye logo in its SYNC driver-assist communication displays. <\/p>\n While consumers may associate autonomous driving with brands like Tesla, a recent analysis by Navigant Research<\/a> showed that Ford’s autonomous vehicle efforts ranked second only to those of Google spinoff Waymo, in terms of strategy and execution. Partnerships have been key to Ford’s efforts — in addition to Mobileye, the auto company has teamed up with Volkswagen to invest in the self-driving startup Argo.ai. Back in 2018, Ford committed to spending $4 billion through 2023 on the development of its self-driving service.<\/p>\n Mobileye, for its part, continues to build its own global footprint. Currently, it makes up a small fraction of Intel’s overall business, but it’s growing at a healthy pace. In Intel’s last reported quarterly result<\/a>s, the chipmaker said Mobileye revenue was $254 million, up 22 percent year-over-year. By comparison, Intel’s total revenues came to nearly $20 billion, growing at 23 percent.<\/p>\n Last fall, Mobileye detailed plans to keep growing<\/a> with expanded forays into data monetization and the nascent robotaxi market. Earlier this year, the company furthered its robotaxi ambitions with a $900 million acquisition of Moovit<\/a>, a mobility-as-a-service company with one of the world’s most popular transit apps.It also recently inked a deal with Willer<\/a>, one of the largest transportation operators in Japan, to launch an autonomous robotaxi service in Southeast Asia. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tags:<\/b> Stephanie Condon<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Ford is making big investments in autonomous driving — now it’s using Mobileye’s vision-sensing technology to improve driver-assist features, such as forward collision warning and lane centering Ford is expanding its partnership with Mobileye, the Intel-owned autonomous driving technology business, the companies announced Monday. Ford plans to customize Mobileye’s vision-sensing technology to improve its existing … Continue reading Ford expands partnership with Mobileye, Intel’s autonomous driving business<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading